“The huge popular hit” (LBC) features an incredible company of 154 including more than 60 actors, dancers and musicians, making it one of the biggest musicals ever staged.
The Producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist,
which is always subject to illness, injury and statutory holiday entitlement.
DreamWorks Theatricals
Producer
DreamWorks Theatricals, a division of Universal Theatrical Group, was established to develop and produce live stage productions inspired by the studio’s acclaimed animated films, including Shrek The Musical, Madagascar and The Prince of Egypt. UTG, the live theatre division of Universal Pictures, is currently represented by the musical phenomenon Wicked, which has been seen by 60 million people worldwide, making it one of the most successful theatrical ventures of all time. Universal’s critically acclaimed musical adaptation of Billy Elliot, which won 4 Olivier Awards and 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, ran for 11 years in the West End. In addition, Universal produced the Broadway premiere of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn with Roundabout Theatre Company and the Tony Award-nominated Broadway production of Bring It On – the Musical.
Michael McCabe
Producer
Michael McCabe is an independent, four-time Olivier Award-winning theatre producer in the UK and Tony Award-nominated on Broadway. West End: Wicked (Olivier Audience Awards, 2010 and 2015), which is already the 9th longest running West End musical of all time; An American in Paris (Olivier Award nomination for Best Musical); Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical); Million Dollar Quartet and Spring Awakening (Olivier Award for Best Musical and Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical). Tours: Wicked 2013/14 and 2018/19 UK & Ireland Tours; Wicked International Tour. Broadway: How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Tony Award nomination for Best Musical Revival); On A Clear Day You Can See Forever; Lysistrata Jones and Promises, Promises. Michael was the original Marketing Director of Mamma Mia!, overseeing the first 14 international premieres.
Neil Laidlaw
Producer
Neil Laidlaw Productions is a theatrical producing and general management company headed up by Neil Laidlaw.
Most recently, NLP was represented in the West End as producer of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (Harold Pinter). He was also co-producer of Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Wyndham’s); The Grinning Man (Trafalgar Studios); Annie (Piccadilly); Oslo (Harold Pinter); Show Boat (New London); Gypsy (Savoy) and A Doll’s House (Duke of York’s, BAM, New York). NLP also acted as general manager for Catherine Schreiber Productions on the UK premiere of The Scottsboro Boys (Young Vic).
Other producing credits include: The Steamie (SSE Hydro, Glasgow); Canned Laughter (Scottish tour); Annie (UK tour); The Steamie by Tony Roper (Scottish tour, 2009, 2012 and 2017); Jigsy (UK tour); Side by Side Sondheim (Leicester Square Theatre, London); UK premiere of The Musical of Musicals – The Musical! (Sound Theatre and Kings Head Theatre) and Beautiful Thing (Sound Theatre, Leicester Square, London – for which Andrew Garfield won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Newcomer).
John Gore
Producer
John Gore is a 13-time Tony winning and triple Emmy nominated British producer. He is the sole owner of The John Gore Organization – the leading developer, producer, distributor, and marketer of Broadway theatre worldwide. His family of companies includes Broadway Across America, Broadway.com, The Broadway Channel, BroadwayBox.com, and Group Sales Box Office.
Current Broadway credits include: Ain’t Too Proud; Dear Evan Hansen; Jagged Little Pill; Mean Girls; Moulin Rouge! and Tina. John directed the only stage adaptations of Batman and Star Trek and produced Thunderbirds FAB and Wallace & Gromit on stage in the West End. For more information visit
Tom Smedes and Peter Stern
Producer
Tom produces and general manages on Broadway and off-Broadway. Broadway: Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol; Bandstand; The Visit; Peter and the Starcatcher; The Prom; Farinelli and the King; The Great Comet; It’s Only A Play; Pippin (Tony Award); Mothers and Sons; Next Fall and [Title of Show]. London: The Musical of Musicals; Side by Side by Sondheim.
Peter has been active in theatre for over twenty years, having co-produced a number of Broadway shows, including most recently, A Christmas Carol, The Prom and Bandstand. Aside from theatre, he is a leading art attorney in New York City. As an attorney, he is Chairman Emeritus and Board Member of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, as well as a longtime member of the Law Advisory Council of the International Foundation for Art Research.
Ramin Sabi
Producer
Through his company, DEM Productions (OffWestEnd Award Best Producer), Ramin’s productions include: Adrian Mole the Musical (West End); Dust (Trafalgar Studios & New York Theatre Workshop); Spring Awakening (WhatsOnStage Award); Stephen Schwartz’s Working; the world premieres of Karagula; Four Play and Sense of an Ending. His co-productions in the West End/UK Touring include: Company (Olivier Award); Gypsy (Olivier Award); 9 to 5; Nativity; Annie; Heisenberg; Show Boat and 1984.
On Broadway Ramin’s productions include: Company; The Ferryman (Tony Award) and 1984. Ramin has also worked on a number of films, is an economist at HM Treasury, and co-wrote the cult show John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice: The Musical. Thanks to Christopher Ketner & Mary Maggio.
The Araca Group
Producer
Founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger, the Araca Group is one of Broadway’s leading producing and merchandising companies, and a growing presence in global entertainment properties. As producers, Araca works with award-winning leaders in the theatre industry, shepherds projects that are critically and commercially successful, and champions the voices of the next generation of artists.
Araca’s Broadway producing credits include: Wicked; Diana; In Residence on Broadway; Oklahoma!; Ain’t Too Proud; SpongeBob SquarePants; Junk; Hello, Dolly!; Groundhog Day; Shuffle Along; Skylight; Disgraced; A Raisin in the Sun; Cinderella; Rock of Ages; Boeing Boeing; The Wedding Singer and Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. In addition, the Araca Group provides merchandising services through its brand activation division for Broadway shows, film and television studios.
For more information, please visit www.araca.com
James L. Nederlander
Producer
President of Nederlander Organization, and son of the late James M. Nederlander. Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird; The Band’s Visit; Mean Girls; My Fair Lady; OnYour Feet!; The Humans; Meteor Shower; The Elephant Man, starring Bradley Cooper; I’ll Eat You Last, starring Bette Midler; Kinky Boots; West Side Story; Next to Normal; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Movin’ Out; as well as many others.
Upcoming: Harry Connick Jr – a Celebration of Cole Porter. Mr Nederlander has also promoted hundreds of concerts, including Adele, Robin Williams, Pink Floyd, U2, the Rolling Stones and Billy Joel.
Michael Park
Producer
Michael Park owns and runs The Infinite Group, a production and general management company based in London producing theatrical shows and films.
Previous credits include: Umm Kulthum and the Golden Era (London Palladium); Still Alice (Leeds Playhouse & UK tour) based on the New York Times bestselling book and Academy award-winning film, and Son of a Preacher Man (UK tour). He also runs several companies in the education sector.
For more information visit: www.theinfinite-group.com
UNIVERSAL THEATRICAL GROUP
Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Donna Langley, Vice Chairman, NBCU Business Affairs & Operations Jimmy Horowitz, EVP, CFO Global Productions, Arturo Barquet SVP, Universal Theatrical Group Chris Herzberger, Vice President, Legal Affairs Keith Blau, Vice President, Production Finance Robyn Fujino, Director, Creative Development Lowe Cunningham, Creative Executive Brian Hedden, Production Coordinator Emily Stromberg, Production Finance Sam Squeri, Global Communications Evan Langweiler
MICHAEL McCABE PRODUCTIONS
Producer Michael McCabe, Assistant to Michael McCabe Mark Taylor
NEIL LAIDLAW PRODUCTIONS
Producer Neil Laidlaw, General Manager Marlaina Darmody, Business Manager Lindsey Hydes, Production Coordinator Demid Naumov, Production Assistant Lottie Bauer, Line Producer Donna Munday
THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT
Marketing Director Gemma Holmes, Sales & Ticketing Director Liam Geoghegan, Head of Groups & Travel Trade Jo Bachelor, Content & Engagement Manager Sophie Partridge, Education Manager Rebecca Yeoh, Marketing Budget Controller and Data Manager Lucy Barnett. MarketingDepartment.London
Thanks to Robbin Kelley, Mike Vollman, Jerry Schmitz, Chris Kuser, Tuacahn Centre for the Arts, Lewis Carnie, Paul Craven, Ian Phillips at PRG, Erin Caldwell, Yoona Park, Jayne Parry, Allen & Overy, Korshi Dosoo, Michael Cole and Michael McCorry Rose.
The producers would like to offer special thanks to David Stone for his support and guidance of this production.
We are proud to partner with Mousetrap Theatre Projects.